Perfect Pillay earns silver to secure Wayde’s first medal in eight years
Pillay, the 2022 under-20 400m world champion, had been below his best less than three hours earlier while competing in a failed bid to qualify the mixed 4x400m side, where he had taken the place of Nortje. But he was sensational in the men’s final, clocking the fastest lap outside of Botswana’s two main stars,…